CMac716 Posted January 10, 2023 Posted January 10, 2023 So, currently listening to the Hero of Ages again. The first time since I read SA. I'm on the chapter Ten'Soon is in the cage and he mentions young Kandra losing their sentience and slowly regaining it after given a Blessing, a Hemalurgic Spike. I found the similarity to how Spren lose their sentience before forming a Bond. Is it possible the Mistwraiths are partially in the cognitive realm, and the spike gives them a growing connection to the Physical Realm, similar to a Bond? 1
cometaryorbit Posted January 10, 2023 Posted January 10, 2023 Almost, but not quite. In a sense, it's the reverse situation: Mistwraiths are Physical biological lifeforms, but the spike does connect them better to their own Cognitive Aspect. Mistwraiths' problem is a blockage between Physical and Cognitive. NinjaMeTimbers How intelligent is a mistwraith? Could you raise and train mistwraiths like dogs or horses, controlling what forms they take by the bones you give them? Would you be able to train yourself a horsewraith steed by giving it only the bones of a horse? Brandon Sanderson This is feasible. One thing to keep in mind is that mistwraiths are people who have a blockage between the Physical and the Cognitive Realm, messing with their ability to think. Think of them as mentally-stunted people. There's enough there to train, but then you have to dig into the ethics of it... 17th Shard Forum Q&A (Sept. 27, 2012) 1
CMac716 Posted January 10, 2023 Author Posted January 10, 2023 That makes them sound similar to parshmen. Broken connection between two major parts of themselves... interesting 1
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